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our mission is silver rights, not civil rights, but silver rights to make free enterprise and capitalism to work for the poor and i would argue they even view middle class today, you feel poor. if you are living in a major city, making less than $450,000, $50,000, $70,000 a year, living in a small town, making $25,000, $30,000 a year struggling to make ends meet, so folks living from paycheck to paycheck before the economic crisis, and whether you are white, black, red, brown, or yellow, you want to see some more green, so we think that financial dignity and financial literacy is a new civil rights issue. you don't understand the language of money, and you don't have a bank account, you're an economic slave. >> ambassador, what made you get involved in the project? >> dr. king's mission was to redeem the soul of america from the triple evils of racism, war, and poverty. >> that's more than a government proposition, and we found that we had to involve everybody in the free enterprises, and that was more money available in the free enterprise system. if we learn the language of money, as j
our mission is silver rights, not civil rights, but silver rights to make free enterprise and capitalism to work for the poor and i would argue they even view middle class today, you feel poor. if you are living in a major city, making less than $450,000, $50,000, $70,000 a year, living in a small town, making $25,000, $30,000 a year struggling to make ends meet, so folks living from paycheck to paycheck before the economic crisis, and whether you are white, black, red, brown, or yellow, you...
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rights issue of our time. and you'll have a better perspective than i do, but from my perspective, our failure to provide kids with the skills they need for the jobs of today and tomorrow is a crisis. >> a bit later we'll take a closer look at a dust-up between governor romney and some teachers over class size. first, the changing lay of the land and state by state race to 270 electoral votes. several new polls out today. we could lump them together under this headline, remarkably close race but advantage so far to president obama. some polling come from battleground state of wisconsin. a state president obama won last time. governor romney wants it this time. the new poll shows a slight advantage to the president, 49/43 in the battle ground stay, a key midwestern battleground state of wisconsin. let's move that over. battleground state of ohio, what do you get? simple numbers. advantage, president obama, 48% to governor romney's 42% in nbc news/maris poll. president obama slight advantage in state of ohio. to
rights issue of our time. and you'll have a better perspective than i do, but from my perspective, our failure to provide kids with the skills they need for the jobs of today and tomorrow is a crisis. >> a bit later we'll take a closer look at a dust-up between governor romney and some teachers over class size. first, the changing lay of the land and state by state race to 270 electoral votes. several new polls out today. we could lump them together under this headline, remarkably close...
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i mean, any time a group of people are denied rights and struggle for their rights that's a civil rights movement. and when women were struggling for their rights as they have been for many, many years and will continue to do so, nobody said that they were trying to ape the black people's movement. this is only raised when gays and lesbians are at the issue and i think it's a front for homophobia and hostile feelings towards this section of the population which exists among all people. black, white, whatever they are. gay people everywhere in this country and we ought to embrace them and help them to achieve equal status with the lest of us. this is a country that likes to be proud of its stance on civil rights and this is another step forward we'll take pretty soon. >> do you think what the president did yesterday, do you think it makes a big difference, do you think it changes something? >> i think it makes an enormous different. it's an endorsement. when the president says he's for something it doesn't mean it will happen, but it sends a powerful signal when the most powerful figure h
i mean, any time a group of people are denied rights and struggle for their rights that's a civil rights movement. and when women were struggling for their rights as they have been for many, many years and will continue to do so, nobody said that they were trying to ape the black people's movement. this is only raised when gays and lesbians are at the issue and i think it's a front for homophobia and hostile feelings towards this section of the population which exists among all people. black,...
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i mean, any time a group of people are denied rights and struggle for their rights that's a civil rights movement. and what's peculiar to me when women were struggling for their rights as they have been for many, many years and will continue to do so, nobody said that they were trying to ape the black people's movement. this is only raised when gays and lesbians are at the issue and i think it's a front for homophobia and hostile feelings towards this section of the population which exists among all people. black, white, whatever they are. gay people everywhere in this country and we ought to embrace them and help them to achieve equal status with the lest of -- equal status with the rest of us. this is a country that likes to be proud of its stance on civil rights and this is another step forward we'll take pretty soon. >> do you think what the president did yesterday, do you think it makes a big difference, do you think it changes something? >> i think it makes an enormous different. it's an endorsement. when the president says he's for something it doesn't mean it will happen. we just
i mean, any time a group of people are denied rights and struggle for their rights that's a civil rights movement. and what's peculiar to me when women were struggling for their rights as they have been for many, many years and will continue to do so, nobody said that they were trying to ape the black people's movement. this is only raised when gays and lesbians are at the issue and i think it's a front for homophobia and hostile feelings towards this section of the population which exists...
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it happened with women's rights and also with civil rights. what is the hot button social issue of the day? it is gay rights, civil unions, gay marriage. now we're seeing the same battle. letter of the bible camp says it in several places that god condemns homosexuality. and you've got the spirit of the bible saying yes we should be compassionate. we're all god's children and should be compassionate to people whatever their beliefs. >> because it's become such a hot button issue with same-sex marriage now in a number of states, has it revived this? or the prevalence of cell phones? >> i think it's the second one. that's a good point missed here. if you put this into terms of war, strategically the same battles have been going on for a long time. what's different now is the tactics. why are we talking on cnn about this? in all likelihood because you're seeing pro-gay rights groups trolling the internet going to the websites of these churches and these small towns, plucking these things out percolating through social media. think about this. aga
it happened with women's rights and also with civil rights. what is the hot button social issue of the day? it is gay rights, civil unions, gay marriage. now we're seeing the same battle. letter of the bible camp says it in several places that god condemns homosexuality. and you've got the spirit of the bible saying yes we should be compassionate. we're all god's children and should be compassionate to people whatever their beliefs. >> because it's become such a hot button issue with...
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earlier he speaks in front of the nation's largest hispanic civil rights group. friday, president obama hits the campaign trail again. this time in another important battleground state -- virginia. >> thank you very much. >>> attorney general eric holder addressed the crowd at that convention, promising to defend voters' rights. >> in each of the jurisdictions where proposed changes can be shown have no effect to follow the law. can't go through the change. where they cannot meet the threshold, we will object under the voting rights act of 1965 and other laws. in order to guarantee that all eligible citizens have unrestricted access to the ballot box. >> the justice department had blocked a new texas voter i.d. law last march. it comes up before a federal court in washington tomorrow. >>> a floating museum with 67-foot guns. we'll take you on a guided tour of the "u.s.s. iowa" as it begins its next mission." today, we stand against the tyranny of single mile credit cards. battle speech right? may i? [ horse neighs ] for too long, people have settled for single mi
earlier he speaks in front of the nation's largest hispanic civil rights group. friday, president obama hits the campaign trail again. this time in another important battleground state -- virginia. >> thank you very much. >>> attorney general eric holder addressed the crowd at that convention, promising to defend voters' rights. >> in each of the jurisdictions where proposed changes can be shown have no effect to follow the law. can't go through the change. where they...
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the president has cried before at a funeral for civil right activists as michelle eyed his watering eyes. and four years ago, exactly one day before the election -- >> it's hard a little to talk about. >> reporter: then senator obama who lost the grandmother who had help raised him, and this time thumbed away the tracks of his tears. four years apart, both times a day before the election -- >> i want to say one thing to all the young people. >> reporter: -- but barack obama is no john boehner. >> i've spent my whole life chasing the american dream. >> reporter: with president obama, it almost takes a still photo to capture the tears, and then
the president has cried before at a funeral for civil right activists as michelle eyed his watering eyes. and four years ago, exactly one day before the election -- >> it's hard a little to talk about. >> reporter: then senator obama who lost the grandmother who had help raised him, and this time thumbed away the tracks of his tears. four years apart, both times a day before the election -- >> i want to say one thing to all the young people. >> reporter: -- but barack...
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take a look at this photo of president obama reflecting on a civil rights icon. he is sitting on the vintage bus that made rosa parks famous when she refused to give up her seat to a white man in 1955. the president later said he sat there for a moment and pondered the court ran and tenacity of those who insisted on their share of the american dream. >>> two men are suing the reality tv show "the bachelor" and "the bachelorette" for discrimination. it claims the men were turned down simply because they are black. they pointed out in 23 seasons, there has never been a person of color cast in a lead role on either show. abc declined to comment on the suit while another defended warner horizon television called it "baseless and without merit." >>> you might not hear this anymore. >>> just a drink, a martini, shaken, not stirred. >> because the studio behind james bond has cut a deal with heineken, for at least one scene in the upcoming movie, 007 will be drinking the dutch beer instead of his martin ici. daniel craig says it had to be done because the film "costs a
take a look at this photo of president obama reflecting on a civil rights icon. he is sitting on the vintage bus that made rosa parks famous when she refused to give up her seat to a white man in 1955. the president later said he sat there for a moment and pondered the court ran and tenacity of those who insisted on their share of the american dream. >>> two men are suing the reality tv show "the bachelor" and "the bachelorette" for discrimination. it claims the men...
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look today, ron paul challenging the 1964 civil rights act. newt gingrich's comments about the african-american community and food stamps. it shows a tremendous insensitivity and a stunning ignorance of history to hear, for example, rick perry for that matter talk about the idea that he's going to turn congress into a part-time legislative body which he has no authority to do. or for that matter, mitt romney advocating deportation, advocating bringing our troops into iraq which he said previously. it just shows that in order to appeal to their base, which has become extreme right wing, they are losing the main stream. my party went through this in the 70s. their party is facing it now. >> this has been the robert zimmerman democrat segment. now we have michael. are you there? finally. >> i yield to michael. >> michael, can you hear me? >> i can hear you. >> oh, great. thank you. this is becoming the democrat segment here. we're glad to have you. listen. you are there -- >> fantastic. >> you there are now. but i have to say robert had some real
look today, ron paul challenging the 1964 civil rights act. newt gingrich's comments about the african-american community and food stamps. it shows a tremendous insensitivity and a stunning ignorance of history to hear, for example, rick perry for that matter talk about the idea that he's going to turn congress into a part-time legislative body which he has no authority to do. or for that matter, mitt romney advocating deportation, advocating bringing our troops into iraq which he said...
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rights for lgbt people and how it felt out of character for me, the faith i loved. so my heart led me to support equal rights under the law for gay and lesbian people. >> and so you have really personally struggled with the mormon faith, but somehow, you have managed a way to stay with it. what parts of it are what other parts of it are hard to accept? >> well, i think that it is a common experience for people of faith. we grow up in this child-like view of religion and everything is fine and when you are growing older maybe you have qualms or scruples and this is not just a mormon experience, but a protestant and jewish and catholic experience and we try to sort out what we were raised with and apply it in the adult lives and for me, it was worth it to come back to church, because of what mormonism taught me, love, and christianity and values of cherish that i wanted to pass on to my children. >> and as a voice that speaks out as a liberal mormon voice, are you seen azs a rebel? >> i show up at chump on sunday and get along. but at the same time women have often pl
rights for lgbt people and how it felt out of character for me, the faith i loved. so my heart led me to support equal rights under the law for gay and lesbian people. >> and so you have really personally struggled with the mormon faith, but somehow, you have managed a way to stay with it. what parts of it are what other parts of it are hard to accept? >> well, i think that it is a common experience for people of faith. we grow up in this child-like view of religion and everything...
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and my mother fought hard for civil rights so that instead of a mop, i could hold this microphone. >> for more on castro's speech, we're joined by cnn.com contributor and syndicated columnist ruben navaretti. >> hi. nice to be here. >> i'd like to start with queen victoria, because it was such a cute moment. that's the mayor's 3-year-old daughter. he mentioned her in the speech. she saw herself on the jumbo tron, and immediately said, oh, i'm up there. and i'm looking fantastic. she's become like a sensation now. >> yes. she's terrific. you know, one of the things, i've known julian castro for 10 years now. he and i both have daughters that are 3 years old. we comiserate over that wonderful experience. you never know what a 3-year-old will do. and that proved that last night. >> definitely so. >> before last night, republicans were poking fun of castro's unknown status. they're like julian who? and they were accusing him of trying out to be the new barack obama. how did he do last night? >> well, i think he did really well. the consensus is he knocked it out of the park. for me, and i
and my mother fought hard for civil rights so that instead of a mop, i could hold this microphone. >> for more on castro's speech, we're joined by cnn.com contributor and syndicated columnist ruben navaretti. >> hi. nice to be here. >> i'd like to start with queen victoria, because it was such a cute moment. that's the mayor's 3-year-old daughter. he mentioned her in the speech. she saw herself on the jumbo tron, and immediately said, oh, i'm up there. and i'm looking...
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liberties of americans, gun control is clearly the right direction to go. >> david koppel, my question for you really is this. i just don't think it's good enough for people who are pro guns to simply react to all these incidents by saying there's no need to do anything. because as there are more of them, the need to do something becomes more and more urgent, doesn't it? >> i think that's exactly right. what we want to do is do something intelligent and thoughtful and not just lash out at this scapegoat and persecution of law-abiding gun owners. the people and the state legislature enacted eight different laws. three of those were to strength be protections against guns getting into the wrong hands. five of them were to protect gun rights so that law-abiding gun owners would be able to exercise their rights. we know those laws save lives. in december 2007, a evil person went to a mega church in colorado springs with 7,000 people inside and he was armed and he was stopped and shot accord to the pastor because there was a volunteer security guard there. she stopped the murder. and accord
liberties of americans, gun control is clearly the right direction to go. >> david koppel, my question for you really is this. i just don't think it's good enough for people who are pro guns to simply react to all these incidents by saying there's no need to do anything. because as there are more of them, the need to do something becomes more and more urgent, doesn't it? >> i think that's exactly right. what we want to do is do something intelligent and thoughtful and not just lash...
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immediately we're talking civil rights, right? >> right. that's right. this is an important move because now the department of justice can investigate what many of us believe to have happened, which is if you looked at this case and if the shooter were an african-american man in his neighborhood who shot a young white boy the age of 17, we think that the outcome would be different, and so the civil rights division will go in and look at whether or not race played a part in this, and then also they will be adding more resources to it, and there are concerns about how the police have handled this case. so having a neutral party come in will be important. >> okay. while i have you, and, sunny, i'm going to get to you in just a moment, but we've got this letter, this two-page letter, that came from the father of george zimmerman, and i just want to read a part of this and get, first of all, judith, you to respond to this. in part his dad writes, the portrayal of george zimmerman in the media, as well as the series of events that led to this tragic shooting,
immediately we're talking civil rights, right? >> right. that's right. this is an important move because now the department of justice can investigate what many of us believe to have happened, which is if you looked at this case and if the shooter were an african-american man in his neighborhood who shot a young white boy the age of 17, we think that the outcome would be different, and so the civil rights division will go in and look at whether or not race played a part in this, and then...
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this is going to be an intense battle, you are absolutely right, the words class warfare will be used intense civil. >> i throw in my own ling goes, something the president is hoping will be like a speed bump toward the fiscal cliff? >> to a certain degree. remember, he doesn't have the votes to get what he wants. in the house, there is an overwhelming republican majority, they will vote against any tax increases, but even in the senate, where the democrats have a slight majority right now, there is still about half a dozen or so democratic senators, especially some of them who are up for re-election. joe manchin in west virginia, tester, for example, john tester, claire mccaskill, they may declare they are not going to vote for any tax increases which can be used against them in their own re-election bids, very, very tight close races right now. so he doesn't necessarily even have the votes in the senate if he is trying to pass new legislation to get -- to get what he wants through. so it is not going to be that easy for the president to get what he wants, certainly not the house of
this is going to be an intense battle, you are absolutely right, the words class warfare will be used intense civil. >> i throw in my own ling goes, something the president is hoping will be like a speed bump toward the fiscal cliff? >> to a certain degree. remember, he doesn't have the votes to get what he wants. in the house, there is an overwhelming republican majority, they will vote against any tax increases, but even in the senate, where the democrats have a slight majority...
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rights matters. there's expected to be a meeth. right now all those public officials come september 1 have no personal coverage, erin. >> that's incredible. what is the mood in the town, just in general people's reaction to this? >> reporter: you know, it is so interesting, because so many people that we speak to, black and white said they were so up good friends with the mayor, they went for coffee with him, went on his airplane, they had a drink with him all the time. the black council members said they were very close to him. there's a deep sense of betrayal, why this happened, why the move seems to be coming out of the ray station. a real fear of retaliation. some people saying forget it, we don't want to be in this piece, too much at stake, we have kids, grandkids. there's a real sense. even the police chief's wife, she was fired just three weeks ago without cause, and when asked her employer, the reason they would give her, it was because of low morale in the office. nothing pertaining to her r
rights matters. there's expected to be a meeth. right now all those public officials come september 1 have no personal coverage, erin. >> that's incredible. what is the mood in the town, just in general people's reaction to this? >> reporter: you know, it is so interesting, because so many people that we speak to, black and white said they were so up good friends with the mayor, they went for coffee with him, went on his airplane, they had a drink with him all the time. the black...
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three states voted to legalize same-sex marriage, which is the civil rights cause of our times. one day we will look back and wonder how people could have been so willing to deny equal treatment under the law to a small minority. and tuesday will stand as one of the most important moments marking the end of that cruelty. two other states voted to legalize recreational use of marijuana, which will mark the beginning of the end of the war on drugs. this may be the most costly, distorting and futile war the united states has ever waged. over the past four decades we have spent $1 trillion to fight this war, without reducing the availability of drugs in cities, while also destroying our penal system. the u.s. has more than three times as many prisoners per capita as we had in 1980 and about ten times as many prisoners per capita as other rich countries, according to data from the oecd. about 1.6 million americans were arrested in 2010 on drug charges, most for using marijuana. this week's votes indicate that americans have begun rethinking these policies, perhaps moving towards ones
three states voted to legalize same-sex marriage, which is the civil rights cause of our times. one day we will look back and wonder how people could have been so willing to deny equal treatment under the law to a small minority. and tuesday will stand as one of the most important moments marking the end of that cruelty. two other states voted to legalize recreational use of marijuana, which will mark the beginning of the end of the war on drugs. this may be the most costly, distorting and...
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to civil rights and the civil rights movement. we've had so many instances, you know. the rights for people with special needs to be able to work. i mean, we keep going through the same conversation over and over again. we're judging people based on what they are, not who they are. so the frustration for me is that we're still having this conversation. >> i thank you for calling in. i do want to let all of you know watching that we are getting more details when it comes to the context of this decision that the president made. he mentioned how, you know, he thinks of colleagues he works with, thinks of his family, thinks also of men and women in uniform who are fighting for hir rights yet they still do not have the same rights back here at home. and we're learning that part of this conversation also involved his wife, the first lady of the united states. we're going to check in with a lit built more color there after this. hi, i'm new ensure clear. clear, huh? my nutritional standards are high. i'm not juice or fancy water, i'm dif
to civil rights and the civil rights movement. we've had so many instances, you know. the rights for people with special needs to be able to work. i mean, we keep going through the same conversation over and over again. we're judging people based on what they are, not who they are. so the frustration for me is that we're still having this conversation. >> i thank you for calling in. i do want to let all of you know watching that we are getting more details when it comes to the context of...
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, all the civil rights, all the civil liberties. >> mitt romney reiterated his long standing position on the issue after the president's interview. >> my view is that marriage itself is a relationship between a man and a woman, and that's my own preference. >> reporter: mr. obama once opposed same-sex marriage but says his stance on the issue evolved after conversations with the first lady, his daughters and friends. >> i've always been adamant that gay and lesbian americans should be treated fairly. and equally. >> reporter: in 1996, then illinois senate candidate barack obama supported marriages for same-sex couples. in a questionnaire for a gay newspaper he reported, i favor legalizing same-sex marriages and would fight efforts to prohibit such marriages. by 2004, the political climate was demanding clarity. in a debate, obama clarified. >> i believe that marriage is between a man and a woman. >> reporter: that was before this. his 2004 convention speech. >> we coached little league in the blue states and, yes, we've got some gay friends in the red states. >> reporter: and then onc
, all the civil rights, all the civil liberties. >> mitt romney reiterated his long standing position on the issue after the president's interview. >> my view is that marriage itself is a relationship between a man and a woman, and that's my own preference. >> reporter: mr. obama once opposed same-sex marriage but says his stance on the issue evolved after conversations with the first lady, his daughters and friends. >> i've always been adamant that gay and lesbian...
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any time a group of people are denied rights that is a civil rights movement. what is peculiar to me is that when women were struggling for their rights as they had for many years no one said they were trying to ape the black people's movement. this question is only raised when gays and lesbians are at issue it is a front for homophobia and hostile feelings which exist among all people, black, white, gay people everywhere in this country and we ought to help them achieve equal status with the rest of us. this is a country that likes to be proud of its stance on civil rights. this is another step forward. >> do you think what the president did yesterday makes a big difference? do you think it changes something? >> first is it an endorsement. when the president says he is for something it means we now know how he feels. and we says that it sends a powerful signal that the most powerful figure in the land of the brave of the free has spoken out in favor of freedom and justice for everybody. he certainly can make everybody think this is the right thing to do and i
any time a group of people are denied rights that is a civil rights movement. what is peculiar to me is that when women were struggling for their rights as they had for many years no one said they were trying to ape the black people's movement. this question is only raised when gays and lesbians are at issue it is a front for homophobia and hostile feelings which exist among all people, black, white, gay people everywhere in this country and we ought to help them achieve equal status with the...
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the president has cried before at a funeral for a civil rights activist as michelle eyed his watering eyes. and four years ago, exactly one day before the election -- >> it's hard to talk about. >> reporter: then senator obama lost the grandmother who helped raised him and this time thumbed away the tracks of his tears. >> broken politics in washington. >> reporter: four years apart, both times a day before the election. >> say one thing to all the young people. >> reporter: but barack obama is no john boehner. >> i spent my whole life chasing the american dream. >> reporter: with president obama it almost takes a still photo to capture the tears and then nostalgia gave way to kissing those tears goodbye. jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> who cries from just one eye? can the man cry any way he wants to? all right. thanks for starting your morning with us. >> we've fought much more ahead on "cnn saturday morning." it starts right now.
the president has cried before at a funeral for a civil rights activist as michelle eyed his watering eyes. and four years ago, exactly one day before the election -- >> it's hard to talk about. >> reporter: then senator obama lost the grandmother who helped raised him and this time thumbed away the tracks of his tears. >> broken politics in washington. >> reporter: four years apart, both times a day before the election. >> say one thing to all the young people....
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this is the civil rights issue of our day. >> the civil rights issue of our day. do you agree with her? i do. there's a debate right now about whether or not that's true. i think it's undeniable that the reality for most of american history your zip code determined your likelihood of participating in the american dream. i think with regard to this issue in education, the school choice genie is out of bottle. this question is in what way can greater choice in cities across america unleash a virtuous cycle that improves learning concerns for all kids and not result in another tier in an apartheid system of schooling. the jury is out. it will never get to that point if we keep debating on whether or not school choice is a good idea and stop there. >> thank you for weighing in. please come back and we'll have the update come monday whether or not this first in a quarter century happens, if these chicago teachers strike. appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> a lot more happening this hour. watch this. >> forget the conventions. mitt romney is releasing campaign ads in state
this is the civil rights issue of our day. >> the civil rights issue of our day. do you agree with her? i do. there's a debate right now about whether or not that's true. i think it's undeniable that the reality for most of american history your zip code determined your likelihood of participating in the american dream. i think with regard to this issue in education, the school choice genie is out of bottle. this question is in what way can greater choice in cities across america unleash...
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he violated the civil rights because of his actions. the second is they look to see if there was any color of abuse. color of law abuse, rather. in other words, did law enforcement fail to act because of bias? and therein lies another violation of civil rights. >> could have been the police department who had a racial -- >> by failing to act. usually you see it in cases where the police will overact. right, they're arresting a defendant and they may have excessive use of force. it's called color of law abuse. so you have a two-pronged approach. what could occur also is that the fbi can monitor what the state is doing. and also avail themselves for additional resources such as forensic evidence. assistance in, you know, closing out the case. >> i mean, it's hard, you're an attorney, you're trying to deal with facts and laws, but what's your sense of how this will play out? do you expect him to be charged an arrested? >> i do expect him to be charged an arrested, only because there's so little evidence to the contrary. if you were claimin
he violated the civil rights because of his actions. the second is they look to see if there was any color of abuse. color of law abuse, rather. in other words, did law enforcement fail to act because of bias? and therein lies another violation of civil rights. >> could have been the police department who had a racial -- >> by failing to act. usually you see it in cases where the police will overact. right, they're arresting a defendant and they may have excessive use of force. it's...
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special forces, civil war, and arising islamic insurgency which includes al qaeda. no, it's not afghanistan. this is the situation in the african nation of mali and it could be america's next big problem. the obama administration is tight lipped about u.s. involvement in mali, but three u.s. army commandos were killed in a mysterious car crash in mali's capital this spring and there are reports of a growing cia presence nearby. seth jones is out front tonight. good to see you. appreciate your taking the time. how substantial is al qaeda's foothold at this point? >> i would say al qaeda's foothold is substantial in the sense that it is using mali as a sanctuary. it's involved in training forces both in mali and others in the region, it provides explosive devices, training them in counterterrorism techniques. so it is arising concern and should be a rising concern for a range of european governments. >> we've been hearing so much about al qaeda being on the verge of strategic defeat and some of the successful killings in yemen. do you think this changes that argument?
special forces, civil war, and arising islamic insurgency which includes al qaeda. no, it's not afghanistan. this is the situation in the african nation of mali and it could be america's next big problem. the obama administration is tight lipped about u.s. involvement in mali, but three u.s. army commandos were killed in a mysterious car crash in mali's capital this spring and there are reports of a growing cia presence nearby. seth jones is out front tonight. good to see you. appreciate your...
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now, some say it violates their rights. >> to me, it's against your civil rights. i don't want to get the flu shot and to me it seems like i'm being forced into putting a virus in my body that i object to. >> we need to have a workforce available when the public needs it, if they're sick. and i think people choose to work in a hospital. >> if workers have a medical condition that prevents them from getting the shot, they have to wear a mask. one hospital commented saying, so far all employees have been compliant. >>> the number of cases of fungal meningitis is growing. the cdc reports 47 people have been infected and 12 more than its last update. but as many as 300 people were injected with the tainted steroid that is spreading the disease. it was distributed in 23 states, but has been recalled. five people have died. our chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta has more on this. >> randi, it's worth pointing out, again, that we're talking about fungal meningitis as opposed to bacterial meningitis or viral meningitis. the type that you typically hear about bein
now, some say it violates their rights. >> to me, it's against your civil rights. i don't want to get the flu shot and to me it seems like i'm being forced into putting a virus in my body that i object to. >> we need to have a workforce available when the public needs it, if they're sick. and i think people choose to work in a hospital. >> if workers have a medical condition that prevents them from getting the shot, they have to wear a mask. one hospital commented saying, so...
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rights, all the civil liberties. quite frankly i don't see much of a distinction beyond that. >> i suppose the obvious question to you -- you tweeted almost immediately. you said what the vice president said that all married couples should have the same legal rights is precise this potus position. do you still think everything joe biden said is with the president's position? >> i think the policy joe biden is describing there, that is the president's policy. he believes that couples, heterosexual couples, gay couples should have the same legal rights. and of course that's why we've stopped appealing the douma case. because he believes it's unconstitutional for states not to recognize -- the government not to recognize marriages that are legally recognized by the state. so what the vice president was stating there was very much in keeping with that policy. >> right. but i suppose what people are saying in the gay community is look, we know the president has been very supportive of us. from don't ask don't tell to the
rights, all the civil liberties. quite frankly i don't see much of a distinction beyond that. >> i suppose the obvious question to you -- you tweeted almost immediately. you said what the vice president said that all married couples should have the same legal rights is precise this potus position. do you still think everything joe biden said is with the president's position? >> i think the policy joe biden is describing there, that is the president's policy. he believes that...
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>> yes, in civil anchctions -- >> there it is. you can see the lit ship sailing within distance. >> when i saw that earlier, the irony of that, there may be people trapped in that ship while the other ship sails by just on a regular cruise and vacation. it's almost as if you should shut the thing down for ar couple of days until they recover the dead, but i guess business goes on. >> so what happens here? this happened in italy and as everyone knows, ships have these strange things about where their flags come from. the accident happened in italy. carnival is based in the united states of america in miami. there's a lot of people who take cruise sz around the world and they're about to do so this spring break who will now wonder. >> and you know, a lot of americans were on board and they may think they can find justice in an american court. highly unlikely. this was an italian flagged ship. the accident took place in italian waters. it's going to be litigated in italy. >> something to make a lot of people take pause. let's check i
>> yes, in civil anchctions -- >> there it is. you can see the lit ship sailing within distance. >> when i saw that earlier, the irony of that, there may be people trapped in that ship while the other ship sails by just on a regular cruise and vacation. it's almost as if you should shut the thing down for ar couple of days until they recover the dead, but i guess business goes on. >> so what happens here? this happened in italy and as everyone knows, ships have these...
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. >>> overlooked in history and couldn't even get a break decades after the civil rights movement. the tuskegee air men struggled for decades. not just for the air men, but also for those who wanted to tell their story on the big screen. george lucas says hollywood refused to fund his black cast. so what did he do? he paid for it himself. the result? red tails. >> where is lightning? >> tipping from the front like should you ha you should have done. >> come on, come on. got you. >> and you'll be seeing a lot more of that pie rot who blew up that train. word is this is his big breakout role. joe lightning little joining me from sun dance. great to see you. >> thanks for having me. >> this isn't the first time you've broken barriers. you were the first black actor to play an english monarch. two very different men, but this opportunity must have been incredible for you. >> it really was incredible. not least because i'm from the uk, i knew very little, in fact nothing about the tuskegee air men. and when i first read the script and found out what these men did at the time they can di
. >>> overlooked in history and couldn't even get a break decades after the civil rights movement. the tuskegee air men struggled for decades. not just for the air men, but also for those who wanted to tell their story on the big screen. george lucas says hollywood refused to fund his black cast. so what did he do? he paid for it himself. the result? red tails. >> where is lightning? >> tipping from the front like should you ha you should have done. >> come on, come...
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>> ron paul has issues when it comes to civil rights acts. i think he's absolutely cluele, saying it destroyed privacy. i'm sorry, ron, people like me couldn't vote, couldn't sit at hotels, couldn't go to lunch counters. you as a white guy, you could have. if you don't like it, suck it up. change america for the good. his problem is that he is so far to the right when it comes to libertarian issues, he turns into somebody on the left. and so he has a large core following. the question is, can he grow tp beyond that 20, 22%. >> we talked about rick santorum. finally i want to ask you about newt gingrich. he's going to have to bring it come new hampshire. what do you think? >> it would be nice if newt could figure out how to somehow stay focused. he is all over the map. it seems that he's desperate to be the smartest guy and so he wants to talk about all of these off topics. the economy is the number one issue. why don't you stick with that. when you hear about is he going to have a bus tour, signing books, he's running one of the weirdest race
>> ron paul has issues when it comes to civil rights acts. i think he's absolutely cluele, saying it destroyed privacy. i'm sorry, ron, people like me couldn't vote, couldn't sit at hotels, couldn't go to lunch counters. you as a white guy, you could have. if you don't like it, suck it up. change america for the good. his problem is that he is so far to the right when it comes to libertarian issues, he turns into somebody on the left. and so he has a large core following. the question is,...
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alberta writes, to some, civil rights iues will always seem less important than. to uncaring majorities, the claims of minorities seem such belly aching. it all depends where you are standing. to be belittled, bullied and disenfranchised is important to an american minority. if politics have to be pultd in, so about it. linda writes, of course he is. i think we are all aware this will be a state law, state by state as it should be. i support gay marriage. obama has not been a good president. him coming out in support of gay marriage doesn't change that fact. dave writes, i don't see how it can be for political gain since he already has a majority of the lesbian and gay votes locked up. can't imagine too many of them voting republican. guy in texas writes, this should take flip-flopping out of the election discussion. romney's response was appropriate. this is merely a division, which takes away from what the people are most interested in. pete writsz, are you serious? name one thing he doesn't do for political gain. just one. m.j. writes, maybe but so what. he is
alberta writes, to some, civil rights iues will always seem less important than. to uncaring majorities, the claims of minorities seem such belly aching. it all depends where you are standing. to be belittled, bullied and disenfranchised is important to an american minority. if politics have to be pultd in, so about it. linda writes, of course he is. i think we are all aware this will be a state law, state by state as it should be. i support gay marriage. obama has not been a good president....
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they are very happy we're able to get them home, to make the people responsible to pay for civil rights violations miss turner has had to go through. >> federal immigration officials are investigating this case. >>> all right. a couple of south carolina is desperately trying to regain custody of their adopted daughter. a judge ordered the child be returned to her biological father setting a law that makes it illegal to break up a native american family. it's an extremely controversial case. cnn's george howell has been following all the developments. george, why has had ruling -- first of all, how did it come about and why did it generate controversy. >> a controversial case with many sides to it. let's start first with adopted parents. they have known, been with their 2-year-old daughter, raised her since birth. they know the biological mother. they say this was an open adoption. now coming into play is the biological father. justin brown says it is his daughter, he's stepping in under a law called indian child welfare act to get his daughter back. he's enrolled in the cherokee nation,
they are very happy we're able to get them home, to make the people responsible to pay for civil rights violations miss turner has had to go through. >> federal immigration officials are investigating this case. >>> all right. a couple of south carolina is desperately trying to regain custody of their adopted daughter. a judge ordered the child be returned to her biological father setting a law that makes it illegal to break up a native american family. it's an extremely...
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keep a close eye on the state proceedings, and reserve the right to bring civil rights charges, but in addition to that, i'd like an examination of the police department there in stanford, florida. >> i think there will be a close examination of what the police did in this case, to me which is very baffling. >> congratulations. glad to see you back. >> nice to be back. we liked having you with us this morning. we hope they are able to bring justice in this case. >>> still ahead on "starting point," iran's supreme leader says the country will strike back if it's attacked, how real is the threat? we'll talk with congressman peter king in a moment. >>> plus our get real this morning, the sleeveless revolution. yes, men, i'm speaking to you. will cain, think how good you would look in this. >> never, ever, ever see me come on this set. >> in is what you're getting from christmas from me thisser yoo, rick santorum's famous sweater vest. we leave you with rush, "tom sawyer." ♪ turn left. the passat is one of nine volkswagen models named a 2012 iihs top safety pick. not that we'd ever br
keep a close eye on the state proceedings, and reserve the right to bring civil rights charges, but in addition to that, i'd like an examination of the police department there in stanford, florida. >> i think there will be a close examination of what the police did in this case, to me which is very baffling. >> congratulations. glad to see you back. >> nice to be back. we liked having you with us this morning. we hope they are able to bring justice in this case. >>>...
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piers morgan tonight. >>> america's toughest sheriff on trial for civil rights violations. we're going to take you to arizona for an update next. attention, well, everyone. you can now try snapshot from progressive free for 30 days. just plug this into your car, and your good driving can save you up to 30%. you could even try it without switching your insurance. why not give it a shot? carry on. now you can test-drive snapshot before you switch. visit progressive.com today. ♪ lord, you got no reason ♪ you got no right ♪ ♪ i find myself at the wrong place ♪ [ male announcer ] the ram 1500 express. ♪ it says a lot about you. ♪ in a deep, hemi-rumble sort of way. guts. glory. ram. >>> we are a couple minutes away from, here he is, wolf blitzer, with "the situation room." hello, wolf blitzer. you have a big, big, big show coming up. >> we got a huge show. lots of important guests right at the top of the hour. my exclusive interview with the house speaker john boehner. we go through a lot of important issues, domestic, international, syria, i think you're going to
piers morgan tonight. >>> america's toughest sheriff on trial for civil rights violations. we're going to take you to arizona for an update next. attention, well, everyone. you can now try snapshot from progressive free for 30 days. just plug this into your car, and your good driving can save you up to 30%. you could even try it without switching your insurance. why not give it a shot? carry on. now you can test-drive snapshot before you switch. visit progressive.com today. ♪ lord,...
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observers in syria under fire right now and the united nations special envoy kofi annan is warning the country could be on the brink of a full-blown civil war as we're learning more details about the reported massacre of only yesterday. we need to warn you, this is very important, the images we're about to show you are extremely difficult to watch. they are certainly not suitable for children to see, but we're going to show you these pictures because we feel it's very important to show at least edited versions of the images to convey the extent and the brutality of the syrian crackdown against civilians and civilians in opposition to the regime in certain parts of the country right now. let's bring in cnn's arwa damon who has been covering this story for us. arwa, it's heartbreaking when you look at these pictures, but tell our viewers here in the united states and around the world what's going on right now. >> reporter: it most certainly is, wolf, and these are images of the aftermath of what activists say was a massacre carried out by assad military forces and these pro-government ga
observers in syria under fire right now and the united nations special envoy kofi annan is warning the country could be on the brink of a full-blown civil war as we're learning more details about the reported massacre of only yesterday. we need to warn you, this is very important, the images we're about to show you are extremely difficult to watch. they are certainly not suitable for children to see, but we're going to show you these pictures because we feel it's very important to show at least...
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i would have voted for the civil rights act of 1964. but i do still have some misgivings as to what it did to things -- >> in retrospect and you're not the only one. >> for example, we're in this restaurant now. do you want -- they actually may be allowed for everybody to be armed. let's say the owner of the restaurant wants weapons in here. they should have the ability to say i don't want weapons in here. i have a bar and i don't drink i don't want people to have weapons in here. are you allowed to say that? you're not because we've evolved to a situation that everybody believes you don't own this restaurant, it's a public place. it isn't. this is owned by whoer owns this dine ir. if they don't want guns in here, and i'm a pro gun guy but they ought to be able to say they make the rules. that's the slipperliy slope we're worried about. >> stop, stop. dig into the french fries because we have to go to commercials is what pays the bills, people. we have to go to commercial break. i want to thank our panelists, of course, senator, thank y
i would have voted for the civil rights act of 1964. but i do still have some misgivings as to what it did to things -- >> in retrospect and you're not the only one. >> for example, we're in this restaurant now. do you want -- they actually may be allowed for everybody to be armed. let's say the owner of the restaurant wants weapons in here. they should have the ability to say i don't want weapons in here. i have a bar and i don't drink i don't want people to have weapons in here....
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what was it like during the civil rights movement? there's some insights into those answers that i think have never been shared before. i found them fascinating, and i'm hopeful that other people will find it interesting as well. >> like you said, you have been wanting to talk to your mom about these questions for a long time. it really has been a labor of love to get this off the ground. >> well, it was -- you know, it was a difficult prostz project for me because i am -- i make documentaries, and i always shed light on issues that are outside of my own world and try to bring attention to things that otherwise might not be focused on in the mainstream media, and so this was a very different experience for me to kind of focus more in towards my own family, but in that way it was probably my hardest film, but i think -- i hope that people will find some insights into it. i certainly did. i hope others will too. >> and to see more of my interview with rory kennedy, tune in tomorrow in the 3:00 p.m. eastern hour of the cnn newsroom. the
what was it like during the civil rights movement? there's some insights into those answers that i think have never been shared before. i found them fascinating, and i'm hopeful that other people will find it interesting as well. >> like you said, you have been wanting to talk to your mom about these questions for a long time. it really has been a labor of love to get this off the ground. >> well, it was -- you know, it was a difficult prostz project for me because i am -- i make...
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>> i don't think marriage is a civil right. >> my feelings about this are constantly evolving. i struggle with this. there's no doubt as i see friends, families, children of gay couples who are thriving, you know, that that has an impact on how i think about these issues. i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. >> so lots of back and forth there, but clark, you're frustrated because he waited too late. a day late, a dollar short. >> we're talking about what happened yesterday. there's north carolina, we talked about that ballot measure that took place. so there was some calculus there. but to go back to the issue of where elected lawmakers, where policy makers can get to the point where they're actually saying they're for marriage equality isn't unique. we certainly saw it happen at the highest level so far to date. so prior to today and joe biden earlier in the week, the most senior voice out there for a while on marriage equality was dick cheney. so this has really turned it up a notch. but we have seen this on both sides of the aisle. my former boss, the most
>> i don't think marriage is a civil right. >> my feelings about this are constantly evolving. i struggle with this. there's no doubt as i see friends, families, children of gay couples who are thriving, you know, that that has an impact on how i think about these issues. i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. >> so lots of back and forth there, but clark, you're frustrated because he waited too late. a day late, a dollar short. >> we're talking about...
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instead, the forced integration dictated by the civil rights about of 1964 increased racial tensions while diminishing individual liberty. my question to you is, whose individual liberty did it diminish and do you think the country would have been better off in terms of race relations without the civil rights aboct 1964. >> we could have done it a better way. the jim crow laws, we're all better off for that. i strongerly supported that. what you don't want to do is undermine the concept of liberty in that process. and what they did in that bill was they destroyed the principle of private property and private choices. so if you the this, all civil liberties are protected by private property right, where it's a tv station or newspaper or bedroom. civil liberties are not dwored from property. if you try to improve a relationship by forcing people and telling people what they can't do and you ignore and undermine the principles of liberty then the government can come into our bedrooms. that's what happened. look at what's happened to the patriot act, they can come into our bedrooms our b
instead, the forced integration dictated by the civil rights about of 1964 increased racial tensions while diminishing individual liberty. my question to you is, whose individual liberty did it diminish and do you think the country would have been better off in terms of race relations without the civil rights aboct 1964. >> we could have done it a better way. the jim crow laws, we're all better off for that. i strongerly supported that. what you don't want to do is undermine the concept...